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Originally Posted by Exer
There seems to be a lot of stigma about "virtual" worlds, and online relationships, but I'll just say that me and my lady met online. Our friendship grew online, and -- years later -- when we realized it had turned into love, that blossomed online as well. We were well and truly in love before we ever stood face to face, and everything that we experienced with each other online was just as emotionally real and heartfelt as what we've felt since then, being physically together.
Some couples read books together. Some go hiking, or biking together. Some couples work in the same career field, or enjoy traveling around the world together. Me and my lady just happen to enjoy virtual exploration as an addition to our day to day life together.
I don't think some people give credit to the possibilities that the virtual realm can bring to the real world. Just because you can't grasp it in your hand doesn't make it any less real. When MobileRead recently lost a well-loved member to illness, did their friends here just shrug and say, "Oh well, I only knew 'em online"? I doubt it.
The love, loss, joy and heartbreak are -- sometimes painfully -- real. Anyone who has felt them, here in these virtual spaces, can attest to it.
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I'm happy you two are together and happy. I can't help but feel, however, that you are the exceptions, not the rule.
As for our 'loss', I still feel a pain whenever I see her avatar in an old post, or see one of her books uploaded.
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Originally Posted by Ea
Great advice
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for a 10 year old 
Except of course if your definition of 'personal interactions' is cybersex with strangers... |
EEwwww. Nasty.
No, Ea, that wasn't what I was referring to.
I understood Beppe's post to seriously consider establishing a long term relationship with someone met online.
The more time spent online, the less time spent in the real world, dealing with, and taking care of the real problems in our lives.
I dearly love most all the people I interact here with, but have found myself, in the past, needing to "unplug" and walk away in order to get my priorities in order.
Its just way too easy to spend the day 'refreshing' the screen instead of taking care of my real life.
